We belong to Him

 3 Oct 25

Today's devotional: taken from YouVersion, Life Application Study Bible Devotion


We belong to Him

Paul mentions two gifts God gives when we become believers: (1) a seal of ownership to show who our Master is, and (2) the Holy Spirit, who guarantees that we belong to him and will receive all his benefits. The Holy Spirit guarantees that salvation is ours now, and that we will receive so much more when Christ returns. The great comfort and power the Holy Spirit gives in this life is a foretaste or down payment ("first installment") of the benefits of our eternal life in God's presence. With the privilege of belonging to God comes the responsibility of identifying ourselves as his faithful servants. Don't be ashamed to let others know that you are his.


“Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”

‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭21‬-‭22‬ ‭NIV‬‬

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Reflections

I think it is just amazing to think that each and every one of us who believes is given the Holy Spirit. Someone who is of high, Almighty, Holy has come to live in us and guide our lives till the very end. What kind of privilege do we have?! This is beyond all understanding and very, loving, I would say. It is like a loving parent engaging a personal mentor for our lives. It is super personal because He only speaks to us, He leads us and He helps us to see things Godward. 


I mean to come down to our level when we are still far off, this is really something else. It takes tremendous patience, grace, mercy and of course lots of love in order to do that. The amount of love God has for us is really unlimited.


For whatever that we have received and being blessed with, I cannot even imagine how it can be even much much more in the heavens when we are there. It would be so overwhelming and overpowering even to think of. We cannot only receive and not give. Which is why as His children and His servants, we are to do the things we are called to do and to proclaim our faith without fear or wavering. Like can you imagine, a God so great isn’t even afraid to be associated with sinners, so how can we be afraid to be associated with God? Like is there anything we don’t want people to know? Why or what are we afraid of? I guess these are just some questions we may want to ponder or reflect and seek the Lord for Him to reveal to us our true heart.

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